Bill Nye’s upcoming Netflix series just got a premiere date and its first trailer. Ordered to series back in August, each episode of Bill Nye Saves the World will “tackle a topic from a scientific point of view, dispelling myths, and refuting anti-scientific claims that may be espoused by politicians, religious leaders or titans of […]
Continue ReadingDuring last night’s episode of his TBS show, Conan O’Brien revealed two of the guests slated to appear on his next remote special Conan Without Borders: Made In Mexico next month. In addition to Rogue One star Diego Luna, O’Brien will chat with former Mexican President Vicente Fox during the special, and as O’Brien points […]
Continue ReadingHBO just revealed the season 6 premiere date for Veep. The network announced today that the show, which was renewed last year, will debut its sixth season on Sunday, April 16th at 10:30pm. Read our review of Veep’s fifth season here and our interview with showrunner David Mandel here.
Continue ReadingSure, we’re living in dark times, but thanks to a very unique Netflix special premiering today, there’s now a way to turn what once seemed like a depressing Valentine’s Day into the sexy, romantic holiday it’s meant to be. Directed by Scott Aukerman and The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer, Michael Bolton’s Big Sexy Valentine’s Day […]
Continue ReadingThe Bonnaroo Music Festival revealed its comedy lineup for 2017 today. This year’s festival runs from Friday, June 8th through Sunday the 11th in Manchester, Tennessee, and so far the lineup includes Hannibal Buress, Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher, 2 Dope Queens hosts Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson, and more. Here’s the current lineup: Hannibal […]
Continue ReadingAhead of Last Week Tonight’s return to HBO this weekend, Rolling Stone sat down with John Oliver for a lengthy interview about comedy’s role in the Trump era, balancing his TV job with his newer job as a parent, how he chooses topics for long Last Week Tonight segments, and more. Here’s Oliver on the […]
Continue ReadingThe enterprising and lovable Ron Funches says he pitched his own character to play on the new NBC series Powerless, billed as the first comedy set in the DC Comics world. The show stars Vanessa Hudgens and the staff (played by Danny Pudi, Alan Tudyk, Christina Kirk, and Jennie Pierson) of an insurance company specializing […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon, whose rise in influence and power over Trump has made the Daily Show staff and many members of the press to believe that he’s really the new POTUS and just using Trump as […]
Continue ReadingThere’s one person in the world that isn’t a fan of Melissa McCarthy’s incredible performance as White House press secretary Sean Spicer during SNL over the weekend, and that person is — you guessed it — Donald Trump. Speaking to anonymous White House sources, Politico reports that Trump’s notable lack of SNL-related tweets this weekend […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live’s Weekend Update segment might turn into its own standalone show. According to Politico, the network is in talks to air a weekly half-hour edition of Weekend Update on Thursday nights. It would be a similar move to the Weekend Update Thursday specials from the 2008 election, except this time, the new weekly […]
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